To ensure a safe and caring environment for children and youth
Welcome
Bridging Refugee Youth and Children’s Services (BRYCS) provides national technical assistance to organizations serving refugees
and immigrants so that all newcomer children and youth can reach their potential.
Child Maltreatment Prevention Curriculum-Updated & Expanded!
Over 13,600 unaccompanied children were in the care & custody of ORR during 2012. Learn more about our on-going effort to protect vulnerable children!
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CLINIC's 16th Annual Convening
The convening will be held May 21-24 in Arlington, VA and will offer workshops and plenary sessions on selected topics of interest to immigration practitioners.
Refugee Home-Based Child Care Microenterprise Development Projects
This project is aimed at assisting refugees in becoming economically self-sufficient by providing home-based child care services. Applications are due May 21, 2013.
Learn about more funding opportunities
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Videos for Learning about Refugee Youth
From Involvement to Engagement
"Parent involvement" or "family engagement"? Head Start's "National Center on Parent, Family and Community Engagement" has a helpful chart comparing the distinctions. While parent involvement suggests participation, family engagement implies a partnership with shared input and responsibility in a more systematic way. Check out BRYCS' interactive training module to assist schools, educators and agencies as they engage with newcomer families & BRYCS' "Schools Toolkit!"
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BRYCS Receives APSAC Award!
BRYCS is the winner of The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children's (APSAC) Award for the Advancement of Cultural Competency in Child Maltreatment Prevention and Intervention!
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PROMISING PRACTICES
Get new ideas, share your promising practice, and read about other refugee-serving programs across the country!
